Keyword: budget deficit

Bond Free? (5/12/2010)

Treasury bonds are important instruments in regulating the money supply.

Keywords: budget deficit, budget surplus, debt, interest rate, money supply, quantitative easing, Treasury bonds

Crowding-out Effect (11/2/2011)

Government deficit financing could crowd out private investment.

Keywords: budget deficit, crowding out, investment, saving

Crowding-out Effect (transcript) (11/18/2010)

Budget deficit crowds out investment.

Keywords: budget deficit, budget surplus, investment, saving, taxes

Eat Your Cake Now (11/2/2011)

Who doesn't like to eat their cake and have it at the same time?

Keywords: budget deficit, IOU, Social Security, Trust Fund

Eat Your Cake Now - cartoon transcript (6/22/2012)

Who doesn't like to eat their cake and have it at the same time?

Keywords: budget deficit, IOU, Social Security, Trust Fund

Is China on a 'Gold Standard'? (2/24/2012)

Domestic inflation in China as well as yuan appreciation have boosted the prices of Chinese imports to the US.

Keywords: budget deficit, currency appreciation, exchange rate, gold standard, inflation, trade deficit, trade surplus, yuan value

Is Japan Saving Too Much? (6/29/1999)

Japan's economy is stuck in a prolonged stagnation because consumers' disposable income is too low and business saving is too high.

Keywords: aggregate demand, bank loan, budget deficit, business saving, cartelization, cartels, disposable income, GDP, investment, Japan, liquidity trap, public debt, saving, Stagnation, trade surplus

Jobless Safety Net (5/13/2010)

Jobless benefits cushion the fall of disposable income during economic recessions.

Keywords: Automatic stabilizer, budget deficit, food stamp, income tax credit, income tax rate, jobless benefits, progressive income tax, recession, unemployment benefits

Shaky Union (5/12/2010)

Even though members of the European Union have no control over their domestic monetary policies, their undisciplined domestic fiscal policies can still wreak great havoc for the financial health of the Union.

Keywords: balanced budget, budget deficit, California, debt, debt/GDP ratio, depreciation, EU, euro crisis, European Union, exchange rate, fiscal policy, Germany, Greece, monetary policy

Trade Deficits (transcript) (11/18/2010)

Trade deficits fund budget deficits and excessive consumption.

Keywords: budget deficit, budget gap, budget surplus, GDP, net exports, NX, saving-investment gap, taxes, trade deficit